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eichen

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German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German eichen, īchen, from Old High German *īkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *īkwōn (to measure, gauge).

Verb

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eichen (weak, third-person singular present eicht, past tense eichte, past participle geeicht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to calibrate, to gauge
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German eichīn, from Old High German eihhīn, from Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz, equivalent to Eiche +‎ -en.

Adjective

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eichen (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular eichener, not comparable)

  1. (relational) oak; made of oak
Declension
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Further reading

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  • eichen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • eichen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • eichen” in Duden online